Footballco credits AI assistant Goal-e for 1bn World Cup page views
Footballco says its AI assistant Goal-e helped Goal grow World Cup users 42% and lift affiliate revenue past $12.6m in early 2026.
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Reuters opens 39 years of news archives to AI buyers on Snowflake
Reuters is selling access to its journalism archive dating to 1987 in five languages through Snowflake Marketplace under licensed terms.
Apple weighs nine-figure budget to pay publishers for news in Siri AI
Apple has approached news publishers about a pay-per-use compensation plan for Siri AI, with a reported budget starting at $100 million.
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Meta licenses Newsmax journalism for AI search across Facebook and Instagram
Meta’s Newsmax license gives its AI search and discovery tools access to current and archived news content across Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp.
Muck Rack licenses MIT Technology Review for expanded AI news monitoring
Muck Rack has licensed MIT Technology Review’s full editorial coverage, including paywalled reporting, for its AI-focused communications monitoring platform.
Media OutReach bets on US newswires to boost AI visibility
Media OutReach Newswire now guarantees press release placements on USA Today and 770 US news sites to boost AI search visibility.
RSL licensing standard reaches v1.0 milestone; 1,500+ publishers on board
The open standard lets publishers set machine-readable terms for AI training on their content.